Although the popularity of smart phones and the number of users increases, the mobile phone theft rates are also rising, after the user's mobile phone stolen, lost not only a mobile phone, the user is stored in the phone's identity information and use of data is also facing theft threats.
Attorney George Gascon and the New York Attorney General Eric Sc hneiderman requires major mainstream mobile phone manufacturers to participate in the summit smart phones, smart phones designed to combat theft. Participants manufacturers Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft and other companies. Apple has launched at WWDC a Activati on Lock function, cell phone theft is locked, the need to re-enter the password to activate the phone, Apple thinks this is a very useful anti-theft feature, prosecutor George Gascon is considers that this function does not arrive let the phone completely lost in stolen use value purposes.
Samsung will start in July 1 for its smart phones adding new security features, the phone stolen according to user needs for remote locking, stolen mobile phones are no longer available, you can replace the SIM can not cause the phone to restart, Once opened remotely lock your smartphone, smartphone becomes a brick. George said it would urge the Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft in early 2014 for the phone before installing Kill Switch features that make it lose value stolen to reduce the rate of mobile phone theft
